"It will be an asterisk in the history books, if it gets a
mention at all."

Basically, the crux of his argument is that the Occupy movement,
which he calls "a fad," failed to actually make meaningful
changes even though it sparked a national conversation on
economic inequality.

Sorkin writes:

"But consider this: Has the debate over breaking up the
banks that were too big to fail, save for a change of heart by
the former chairman of Citigroup, Sanford I. Weill, really
changed or picked up steam as a result of Occupy Wall Street? No.
Have any new regulations for banks or businesses been enacted as
a result of Occupy Wall Street? No. Has there been any new
meaningful push to put Wall Street executives behind bars as a
result of Occupy Wall Street? No."